McCain's current trophy wife (whom he lovingly calls "trollope" and the "C-word" in public) inherited the Anheiser Busch distributorship for all of Arizona I believe. She makes something like $10 million a year, but you won't see it on McCain's tax returns becoz they file seperately.

Interestingly, for a woman who makes millions on alcohol each year, she is a recovering Oxy-contin addict (just like Rush!)
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Have you ever had a back problem. Well, both myself and my husband does, we choose other ways to relieve the pain besides drugs, some may need them as they get worse. Physical Therapy, Vax D,, etc.

I was told by the doctor that everyone back after the age of 30 starts to break down in the spine, some feel pain and some don't.

My husband has to sit in a chair in our bedroom until he gets into a position to where the pain is not as bad then comes to bed.

Having a bad back is not good. Don't knock Rush when you don't know what you would do.

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We Will Stand

You have no idea the depressing circumstances that led them to that addiction. Come on, don't be such a flaming hypocrit, Beeps.

Well, both myself and my husband does, we choose other ways to relieve the pain besides drugs

This is truly commendable, and I am not being facetious. To fight back pain (as many of us do, myself included) without resorting to drugs shows great strength of character. And that makes Rush's deplorable hypocrisy that much more insidious. Doctor shopping to have access to multiple prescriptions is symptomatic of a very serious addiction. It would be one thing to say "Hi, my name is Rush and I'm an addict", but then accepting blame is not one of the neo-cons strong suits. Keep the faith.

Democracy is not a spectator sport.

How do you define "neo-con" and how does it differ from "conservative"? How do you decide which people to put into each category?

I believe that Rush did admit to addiction. How do you know how much his doctors were responsible? Unless you've seen prescribed pain-killer addiction, you might not be aware how easily it can happen, and the doctor's responsibility to take preventative steps and to be aware of addiction signs. By over-prescribing doctors can cause addiction. And didn't Rush have surgery, which would make your "without resorting to drugs shows great strength of character" ridiculous. Unless you know all of the facts, which neither of us do, then how can you talk about his "deplorable hypocrisy"? But you don't have any hypocrisy yourself, not even a little, do you?

"Limbaugh Admits Addiction to Pain Medication"

The radio talk show host said he first became addicted to painkillers "some years ago," following spinal surgery. However, he added, "the surgery was unsuccessful and I continued to have severe pain in my lower back and also in my neck due to herniated discs. I am still experiencing that pain."

He had tried to break his dependence in the past and has checked himself into medical facilities twice before, he said.

Limbaugh said that he is "not making any excuses" and that he is "no role model."

"I refuse to let anyone think I am doing something great here, when there are people you never hear about, who face long odds and never resort to such escapes. They are the role models," he said.

Dr. Drew Pinsky, an addiction specialist in Pasadena, California, told CNN that if Limbaugh is addicted to OxyContin, "We're really talking about opiate addiction. The withdrawal is miserable and painful and it takes a long time to recover."

The disease is insidious, Pinksy said.

"It's a progressive disease, and when it progresses, the house of cards falls." Still, he said, "I've seen miracle recoveries."

No one starts taking this potent painkiller with the intentions of abusing it and becoming addicted. The destructive cycle starts innocently enough. The physical pain is a little more than can be handled, so someone figures, what could it hurt to just take one extra pill to cut the edge off?

Because the drug can be easily abused, the withdrawal process is often compared to that of morphine or heroin withdrawal. It is a tough addiction to break and almost impossible to overcome alone. Rehab centers and strict doctor supervision is necessary to beat the cycle of Oxycontin addiction safely and for good.

I know you don't like Rush, he's conservative. How do we know the level of his pain? I am not saying what he did was right but at least it's taken care of. There are different levels of pain.

Yeah, wouldn't we like everything we have done wrong put on the T.V. and news and newspaper for everyone to see? Especially if it's a health condition.

I don't know what my life has in store for me as far as health but I pray I am strong enough. we are human and when the pain in severe we want relief.

My sister is in constant pain with a conditon, I feel for her, yes she takes medication. There is not anything else that will help. I have seen her in such pain it was hard to be there, but I stayed and tried to comfort and encourage. If that happens to me, I hope someone is there for me.

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you are perfectly correct when you say I do not like Rush. It is not, however, because he is conservative. I have many friends who are conservative. I do not like Rush because he refuses to give any credence to the fact that there is another side to all governmental arguments. Unfortunately, the problems we saddle the government with are not problems to which there are quick and easy solutions, regardless of what the Rush Limbaugh's of the world would have us believe.

One example of that appeared in another thread today. More crime? Simple solution, arm the citizens. *poof* less crime.

And further, I do not take well to hypocrisy. For me it is much more a matter of "do as I do, not as I say", than the reverse which seems to be the marching orders currently. Keep the faith.

Democracy is not a spectator sport.

If he followed your "advice," then he'd lose all of his listeners. He provides entertainment with ideas. And his listeners CHOOSE to listen. The callers are interesting, as well as the parodies. Of course, there are 2 sides to an argument: the RIGHT side & the WRONG side.

And you don't "take well to hypocrisy"? Exactly which Republican arguments do you give credence to?

Addiction to narcotics is a tough thing, but I have never seen any addiction, including the ones I had, that were not well cultivated. Rush choose the hypocritical way by bloviating that drug abusers should be thrown in jail while cultivating his own addiction by illegally doctor shopping.

Why yes, I've had a back problem or two over the years. Skyspy can confirm this. And you are correct, they are not pleasant.

I've taken prescription drugs from time to time over the years. I've never abused a drug prescription, but I can see how weak-minded people might succumb to temptation.
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Diagnosing Denise

are you jealous?
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